Thesaurus results for MOLL

moll

noun

Definition of moll

as in mistress

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Recent Examples of moll The client, Dasha (Kayla Carlson), is a former Russian mob moll who turned against her abusive ex-boyfriend Alexei (Brian Gilleece), but didn’t have to appear in court due to the potential danger to her life. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love. — Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moll

Noun

Despite their apparent happiness, François takes a mistress (Marie-France Boyer) without remorse, setting in motion a tragedy that leaves its least deserving character the happiest.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026
Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of mistress

Noun

Sometimes the allergy doesn’t appear until days or weeks after the initial tick bite, which is why alpha-gal is often misdiagnosed as food poisoning.

— Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
The difference between being exposed to alpha-gal syndrome from eating red meat and from a tick bite has to do with where the alpha gal enters the body.

— Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of gal

Noun

Johnson created the story of Nancy (Emilia Jones), who is not a girlfriend, but a crush who Bourdain foolhardily (and under false pretenses) follows to Provincetown after not getting a writing fellowship.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
Sheila Kuehl played Zelda Gilroy, Dobie’s smart and confident classmate and eventual girlfriend.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026